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Kneel Or Stand to Pass the Guard?
I once drilled technique with a big, strong rock climber who had a grip from hell and tenacious isometric strength. I...
How to Open a Stubborn Closed Guard
Passing the guard and establishing a stable position is maybe the single hardest thing to do in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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High Percentage Omoplata Setup from Spider Guard
The omoplata armlock is one of the heavy hitters in the jiu-jitsu arsenal. It’s a very effective submission in its ow...
Countering and Passing Reverse de la Riva Guard
Regardless of whether you want to add this modern BJJ inverted spinning stuff to your own personal repertoire or not,...
How to Pass ‘Worm Guard’
One of the big trends in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu recently has been the increasing sophistication of lapel-based guard con...
Lapeloplatas, Feet on Lapel Spider Guards, & Other Gi BJJ Tricks
My friend Ostap Manastyrski and I recently shot a video about the evolving trend in the competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jit...
A Reverse de la Riva Guard Tutorial
The de la Riva guard is an open guard position in which you entangle one of your opponent’s legs with your own leg. ...